Istana Sultan Abu Bakar



Standing tall in the city of johor bahru the palace was built in 1866 by sultan abu bakar.

Istana sultan abu bakar. Wan abu bakar was born on 3 february 1833 in istana lama at teluk belanga singapore he was the eldest son of temenggong daeng ibrahim he is a patrilineal descendant of temenggong abdul rahman who in turn was a matrilineal descendant of sultan abdul jalil shah iv the first sultan of johor s bendahara dynasty abu bakar spent his childhood years in his father s kampung in teluk. Istana besar pada awalnya bukan sahaja berperanan sebagai kediaman diraja tetapi juga merupakan pusat pentadbiran kerajaan negeri. Sultan abu bakar diputerakan pada 3 februari 1833 apabila temenggong daeng ibrahim mangkat pada 1862 abu bakar dilantik sebagai dato temenggong sri maharaja johor dan pada tahun 1868 dipendekkan kepada gelaran maharaja sesuai dengan taraf baginda dikalangan antarabangsa.

Before she died the sultana sold the property to sultan abu bakar s son sultan ibrahim iskandar 1873 1959 who rebuilt the house in 1930 for his third wife scotland born sultana helen ibrahim 1889 1978. Before she died in this house in 1904 the sultana sold the property to sultan abu bakar s son sultan ibrahim iskandar. The sultan of pahang also consented the conferment of the simp award to three other recipients namely the husband of tengku puteri iman afzan tengku abu bakar ahmad tengku arif bendahara tengku abdullah comptroller of the royal household of istana negara datuk ahmad fadil shamsuddin and former health deputy director general datuk dr shahnaz murad.

Istana abu bakar telah dibina pada awal 1960 an. The palace overlooks the straits of johor. Istana besar or grand palace is the royal palace of the sultan of johor which is located in johor bahru malaysia.

The mansion is said to have been built in the late 19th century for the sultan s fourth wife sultana khadijah. Istana woodneuk s owner sultana khadjah died in this grand house in 1904. Mr wong ah fook who died in 1918 constructed iconic buildings such as the victoria concert hall in singapore and the istana besar in johor.

He rebuilt istana woodneuk in the 1930s for his scottish born wife helen bartholomew. Teks disediakan dengan lesen. The grand palace s most distinctive feature is its anglo malay.

Istana ini diberi nama sempena nama al marhum sultan abu bakar ri ayatuddin al mu adzam shah ibni al marhum sultan abdullah al mu tasim billah sultan pahang yang ke iv yang memerintah pada masa itu.